Young Coders: Addressing Disability Rights in West Bank through AI

The challenges faced by individuals with disabilities in Palestine often remain under-researched, as other pressing issues take precedence, threatening the livelihoods and survival of Palestinians. Those with disabilities living in Palestine are often invisible as well as their everyday struggles which include inaccessible infrastructure. Roads and sidewalks, if sidewalks are available, in Palestine whether paved…

Igniting Summer Joy!

After the recent attacks on Gaza leaving six children dead, KinderUSA with our partners have determined the necessity to scale up summer activities for the children, prioritizing those areas greatly affected. In the last 24 months, children in Gaza have faced unprecedented violence, death, and destruction re-traumatizing them and worsening an already dire situation causing…

Lebanon in Crisis

“Fuel is really a problem for everyone, along with electricity. Families cannot store food, nor can they cook. As a team we made the decision to distribute prepared meals so families can eat nutritiously,” said Loubane, Executive Director of FingerPrint of Change. Linked to the global food and fuel crisis coupled with three years of…

Another Assault on Gaza

The ongoing assault on Gaza has killed tens of Palestinians, including six children, with hundreds more injured and left homeless. Innocent children and families always feel the force of the violence suffering death of loved ones and psychological damage for untold years. KinderUSA suspended two of our projects to protect our partners and beneficiaries. The…

A Student Visits Shu’fat Camp

Wafa, a student from northern California, is working on her Masters in Public Health. For the past six weeks she has been volunteering with our partner the Women’s Center in Shu’fat camp gathering data and working alongside the amazing team. Shu’fat camp, located in East Jerusalem, houses an estimated 125,000 occupants, many of whom are…

Hammam in Gaza

Hammam, a 36 year old father of 7 is one of the families who struggles daily to feed his children. Like many fathers his age, job opportunities are non-existent so he, along with his wife, collect plastic dishes, sterilizes, and sells them for approximately $4 a day.  Living in a one room house donated to…

Gaza Summer Camp 2022

A recent report published by Save the Children (SC) found that four out of five children in Gaza suffer from depression, sadness, and fear resulting from a 15-year blockade that witnessed “six life threatening situations” which includes deadly assaults on the population and a pandemic. KinderUSA is providing some relief with our Gaza summer camp…

Basma’s Story

Gazans continue to struggle in a region with massive unemployment, toxic water, and crumbling infrastructure under a blockade of land and sea for 15 years. Food and fuel enter Gaza based upon “mathematical formulas” determined by the occupying forces, in a drip-feeding fashion, or just “enough for survival” according to the Amnesty International February 2022…